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PAT NT OFFICE.

' HARRY HILL, or XEN A, ILLINOIS.

COIN-CONTROLLED STAMP-DISPENSINGMACHINE;

' SPECIFICATION forming part; of Letters Patent a... 761,487, dated. May 31, 1904;

- e plieesenffiied May 6, 1903.

To all whom) it natty concern: V

Be it known that I, HARRY HILL,a citizen of the United States, residing at Xenia, in the county of Clay and State'of Illinois, have-invented new and useful Improvements in (Join:

' Controlled Stamp-Dispensing Machines, of

' A further object is to provide novel stampwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in coin-controlled stamp-dispensing machines; and. its object is to provide a simple and compact-devicevof this character by'mean's of which a stamp may be automaticallydischarged into a suitable receiving-tray after the proper amount of money has been deposited. r

1 holding means whereby the stamps may be dispensed one at a time. I

A further object. is to employ mechanism for recording the number of stamps dispensed from theapparatus. 8

With the above and otherobjects in view l the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated I in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of. my invention, and in which.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved stamp-dispensing apparatus. Fig. 2

is an end elevation oftheinterior mechanism,

thecasing being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a-central vertical section throughthe devlce.

' Fig.4: is a front elevation of the door re moved. Fig. 5 is'a sectionon line-5 5, Fig.

2. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section. 'Figf7 is a detail view-of one of the stamp-holders.

Fig. 8 is avertical section therethrough. Fig.

the end walls of the casing.

Serial N6. 155,929. (No model-l I in, each of which is covered by a hood 4, of

. metal, and so shaped asto preventadmission of rain through the slots. A tray 5 is located below the slots 8. A cap 6 extends trans- ;verselv of the top of the casing 1 and is adapted to be locked in position by a spring-arm 7, having a V-shaped head 8, which projects through and engages one side of an aperture 9 formed in the top of the casing. This cap,

has aratchet-wheel 1O journaled therein, at

i'each end thereof, and uponeach of these ratchet-wheels are arranged, numerals correjsponding in number to the number of teeth ;upon the wheels. These numerals are ar-.

ranged consecutively and are adapted to be fexposed one at a time through an aperture 11 Spring-stops 12 normally engage the ratchetwheels and. prevent them from moving in one direction. 7 Plungers 13 extend through passages 14 iwithin the top of casing. 1, and each is adapted when moved upward to engage one of the teeth of the ratchetwheel thereabove and ;move said wheel a sufiicient distance tobring a numeral in position in rear of aperture 11. 'Each plunger 13 is pivoted to one end of a bell-crank lever 15, the lower end of whichis slotted longitudinally, as shown at 16. This slot receives a pin 17 ,extending laterallyfrom a standard '18, arranged on a slide 19, which is mounted on a suitable bed 20, arranged fwithin the casing, An arm 21 extends up-..

ward from standard 18, and within the upper end of this arm is fulcrumed a, lever 22, having an adjustable weight '23, while its other end engages a plunger24, which is slidably mounted within the standard and is normally :removed from the lower end thereof. This lower end of standard 18 is cut away, as shown at 25, for the purpose hereinafter more fully described.- Plunger 2 1 is secured to the lower end of a tube 26, adapted to bear upon the outer surface of a cross-strip 27, arranged within the casing, and Within this tube is a U-shaped coin-guide 28, which extends in iward from a slot 29, formed in the sideof the casing and covered by a hood 30, which is so shaped as to prevent the admission of rain I therethrough.

That portion of the bottom of the guide 28 which is located above the tube 26 is cut away, so that a coin after being inserted into slot 29 will roll in the guide 28 and drop through the cut-away portion thereof into the tube 26 and upon the upper end of plunger 24.

A sliding standard 18 and mechanism therefor, such as herein described, is arranged within the casing, at each side thereof, and a slot 29 is also formed in each end of the casing. Upon the bed 20 of each of the standards 18 is arranged a preferably rectangular removable casing 31, the bottom of which is adapted to be closed by a slide 32, which is held in position by a spring-catch 33, as illustrated in Fig. 10. Small trays 34, formed of any suitable material, are arranged one upon the other within each casing 31, and the lower ends of the front and rear walls of each casing are cut away a sufficient distance to permit one tray to be moved longitudinally therethrough. These cut-away portions are closed when the slides 32 are in position; but after the casings 31 have been placed upon the beds 20 at points in front of the slides 19 the slides are removed, and the lower trays are thus permitted to rest upon the beds directly in alinement with the slides 19. The slots 3, hereinbefore referred to, are located directly in front of the cut-away portions of the casings 31 and are of suflicient size to permit the trays to be moved therethrough one at a time.

Standards 35 are arranged upon the bottom of easing 1, and journaled therein i 5- a shaft 36, one end of which projects from the casing and has a crank 37 thereon. Gears 38 are mounted on and rotate with the shaft 36, and each of these gears meshes with a gear 39, mounted upon a vertical shaft 40 and having, preferably, three laterally-extending arms 41, arranged at equal distances apart. These arms are of such length as to move within the cutaway portions of the standards 18 when the gears 39 are rotated. The gears 38 and 39 are so arranged as to rotate in opposite directions, and it is therefore obvio that when the shaft 36 is revolved the arms 41, extending from the two gears 39, will be swung toward the standards 18 and the front of the casing. Amoney-receptacle 42 is mounted on suitable cross-strips 4i arranged :love standards 35, and this tray extends to points ad jacent the two plungers 24. A receptacle 43 is located upon the bottom of the casing at a point between the standards [3 and directly in rear of and below the central slot 3 in door 2. A coiled spring 41 is connected to the rear one upon the other within the casings 31 and held in such position by the slides 32. Door 2 is then opened and,casings 31 placed in position upon their beds 20, and subsequent to this operation the slides 32 are removed and the trays in the casings 31 are permitted to drop downward, so that the lowest trays rest upon the beds 20 and directly in alinement with the cut-away portions of the casings 31 and with the slides 19. The plungers 24 are so balanced by the weights 23 that only a required coin will counterbalance either of the weights. 1f the device is constructed so as to operate only after the insertion of two pennies, it is necessary to place these coins one at a time in one of the slots 29. They will be directed by the guide 28 in rear of said slot and will be deposited upon the upper end of the plunger 24 thereunder. This plunger will promptly move downward under weight of the coins and will close the cutaway portions of the standard 18 and move into the path of the arms 41. Shaft 36 is rotated by means of the crank 37 immediately after the insertion of the coins, and this will cause the two gears 39 to rotate, and one arm 41 of one of these gears will swing into contact with the depressed plunger 24 and will force it, together with its standard 18 and slide 19, forward, thereby tensioning the spring 44 connected thereto. This forward movement of the slide will bring it into contact with the rear end of the lowest tray 34 in the path thereof and said tray will be pushed outward from the bed 20 through the slot 3 in alinemcnt therewith and into the front tray 5. After the stamp has been removed from the tray said tray can be inserted through the central slot 3 so as to fall within the receptacle 43'. The forward movement of the plunger 24 and its standard will carry the coins upon said plunger past the shoulder 45, formed by the crossstrip 27, against which the tube 26 abuts, and as soon as this shoulder is passed the coins will roll laterally from the plunger 24 and into the receptacle 42 provided therefor. As soon as the coins are removed from the plunger 24 said plunger will be returned to its norn'lal position by its counterweight 23, and the standard 18, together with plunger 24, will be moved back to normal position under the guide 28 by the spring 44. It will be understood that the rotation of shaft 36 and gears 39 will not, however, operate the standards 18 and their plungers 24 until coins are again inserted in the slots 29, as hereinbefore described, when the operation will be repeated. Each time one of the standards is moved forward the pin 17 thereon will swing its bellcrank lever 15 so as to move the plunger 13, connected thereto,upward,and thereby partly rotate the ratchet-wheel 10. A ratchet 46 is preferably located on shaft 36 at any suitable point, and a pawl 47 engages the same and TDD serves to" prevent the shaft from being rotated in one direction. Spring-strips 48 are preferably employed for holding the plungers 13 normally in engagement with the teeth of the ratchet-wheels 10.. In-the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of my invention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is+ i 1. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a casing having a tray-holder therein; of a slide adapted to contact with atray in the holder and discharge the same from the casing, a standard upon the slide, a vertically-movable plunger upon the standard and adapted to be actuated by acoin, a revoluble rod adaptedto contact with the plunger, and means operated bya shaft for rotating the arm,whereby longitudinal movement is imparted to the plunger and slide.-

2. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a casing having a tray-holding device therein; of a slide mount. ed in the casing and adapted to contact with b one of aseries of trays in the holding device and discharge itfrom the casing, a spring-.

, controlled standard upon and connected to the I a tray-holding device therein; of a slide mount-- ed within the casing and adaptedto contact with a tray and discharge it from the casing, a standardupon the slide, a spring connected to thestand ar'd and adapted to retard its movement in one direction, a counterbalanced plunger mounted uponthe standard, a coin-receiving tube thereon and movable therewith, a revoluble arm adapted to contact with the plunger, a shaft, and means operated by the shaft for transmitting motion therefrom to the arm, whereby longitudinal movement may be imparted tothe slide.

4. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a casing having a tray-holding device therein; of a slide adapt- I ed to contact with one of a series of trayswithger and impart movement thereto and to the slide, a shaft, and means operated by the shaft for transmitting'motion to the arm.

5. In an apparatus ofthe character de-- -scribed, the combination with acasing having a tray-holding device; of a slide within the casing adapted to contact with one of a series of trays within the holding device and dis' charge it from the casing, a cross-strip withm thecasmg having a shoulder, a standard upon the slide, a counterbalanced plunger mounted upon the standard, a coin-receiving tube upon the plunger open at one side, said side being normally closed by the shoulder of the strip, and means below and in the path of the plunger when-depressed for imparting longitudinal movement -to theslide and plunger, whereby the tube is removed from position in rear of the shoulder. 6. In an apparatus ofthe character described, the combination with a casing having a series of stamp-containing trays therein arranged one upon the other, the lower portion of said casing beirig cut away to permit said trays to be ejected therefrom one at a time; of a longitudinally-movable slide adapted to project into the cut-away portion and eject a tray from the casing, a revoluble arm, a revoluble shaft, meansfor transmitting rotary actuated plunger upon the slide adapted to move into position in the path ofthe arm, whereby longitudinal movement may be imparted to the slide.

In testimonywhereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY HILL.

Witnesses:

LEWIS MCENDRE, NEWTON PORTER.

motion fromthe shaft to the arm, and a coin- 

